Kingsway Tunnel

Kingsway Tunnel

Tunnel entrance in Wallasey
Overview
Location	Merseyside, England
Status	Active
Route	A59 road
Start	Liverpool, Merseyside
End	Wallasey, Merseyside
Operation
Constructed	1968–1973
Opened	Southern portal: 24 June 1971 Northern portal: 13 February 1974
Owner	Merseytravel
Traffic	Automotive
Toll	£2.10 a car (£1.40 for LCR fast-tag)[1]
Technical
No. of lanes	4 (2 in eastbound, 2 westbound)

The Kingsway Tunnel (or Wallasey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. It was built because the Queensway Tunnel – which was built in the 1930s to carry vehicles between Birkenhead and Liverpool – was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic.